“While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for my term,” Mr. Biden posted in a statement on social media.
Thank fuck. Biden’s actually been a pretty good President and I say that after strongly supporting Bernie over him. He’s got some flaws and (including some pretty big ones, e.g. Gaza). But, he’s also had some good accomplishments and finally recognized that continuing to steer this ship intro the dirt wasn’t the best plan. So, Thank you President Biden and let’s all now pull together and get whoever replaces him elected. It’s probably Harris. Again, not my first choice, and I suspect the selection process isn’t going to be terribly Democratic. But, we missed that boat by not having a real primary. But, we now have a chance for someone without one foot in the grave and the other on a patch of ice, to beat Trump. Let’s not squander it.
finally recognized that continuing to steer this ship intro the dirt wasn’t the best plan
All evidence is that he was pushed out by Obama, Pelosi, Schumer etc.
If he actually was on his game they wouldn’t have succeed. Its absolutely a sign of his age that he got pushed and he did the right thing to step down. its the wrong time but better late than never.
I mean, if his brain wasn’t oozing out of his ears they wouldn’t have tried.
Obama picked him as VP and then organized the takedown of Bernie in 2020. Obama is his fairy godfather.
Pretty sure they are not on good terms. I dont think they have ever since Hillary got the 2016 nominations instead of himself, and then fucked up losing to trump.
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Supporting a genoe isn’t just a flaw. Being a war criminal is a definite “nope” for a lot of voters.
Do you believe the other guy will be better in this regard?
West or Sanders? Definitely.
No, the orange felon.
If we want to defeat him, we need someone who the people will actually vote-for. That’s the point.
He’s now announced that he’s endorsing Harris. https://www.vox.com/politics/361827/biden-drops-out-2024-kamala-convention
Moments later, Biden released another statement endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take his spot atop the ticket.
“My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made,” the statement said. “Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.”
What is clear is that the presidential contest is entering uncharted territory for the modern era.
Mark Kelly would beat Trump like a rented redheaded stepmule.
Harris… Won’t.
Well, she wouldn’t today. She’s been VP for four years, and aside from her name, race, and gender, she’s still pretty much an unknown. She needs to develop a personality, fast, if she wants to get anywhere.
Mark Kelly has had an extraordinary career. Fighter Pilot, Navy Captain, Astronaut, husband of Gabby Giffords, twin brother of Scott Kelly, who has had an almost identical career. He’s a Blue senator from a Red state; he will steal voters from Trump, turning red states into swing states, and swing states into blue states.
lol no he wouldn’t. If you still hold fantasies that a Dem with a military background is going to outflank Trump for the blue collar white vote then you really haven’t been paying attention.
Which former high ranking military officer and astronaut have the Democrats put on a ballot to test that hypothesis?
Kelly doesn’t have to win the white, blue-collar vote away from Trump. He only has to poach a handful of Trump votes in a few key states.
He wasn’t an astronaut but we already tried the military officer bullshit with John Kerry.
John Kerry was a Lieutenant in the Navy, an O3. He commanded a swift boat, which were typically crewed by about 5 people. He was a low-level officer. The civilian equivalent of John Kerry’s military command was the produce manager at a grocery store.
Mark Kelly was a Captain in the Navy, an O7. Captains command hundreds to thousands of sailors, depending on their specific posting. The civilian equivalent of his position was CEO of a fortune 500 company, (albeit, a smaller one)
John Kerry ran against GW Bush, who was a First Lieutenant (O2) in the Air National Guard and a fighter pilot. As they had comparable military careers, Kerry’s background was a wash.
Mark Kelly will be running against Cadet Bone Spurs.
Based on their military careers, John Kerry and George Bush were dirt bikes, Mark Kelly was a Formula One car, and Donald Trump wet his pants when the engines started, and cried until his mommy took him home.
The simple fact is that if Kelly is the nominee, you’ll vote for him. You’ll vote for whoever is on the ticket. “Blue, no matter who” voters give the party room to focus on pickier constituents.
The voters we need to focus on are those in swing states and red states who would otherwise stay home, or cast a vote for Trump.
Kelly has proven he can win in red states. It’s time to tag him in.
The average blue collar american doesn’t know the difference between a Lieutenant or a Captain!
Normal people don’t care about this shit. Military families do, but that’s a shrinking demographic.
You’re out of touch. The average person i know laughs when they see a virgin O3 walking around like they weren’t just the equivalent of a grocery store manager when they were getting shot at in their dinky swift boats like little bitches.
But when a fucking chad O7 walks around everyone loses their minds! Its just like if they saw a Fortune 500 CEO!!!
Anyone who has seen Top Gun understands the difference between a lieutenant and a captain.
The civilian equivalent of his position was CEO of a fortune 500 company
He was the civilian equivalent of a huge piece of shit? Ok.
Ok, now think like a voter who has cast two ballots for Trump, instead of a voter who is going to vote blue no matter who. Because that former Trump voter is the one you need to convince if you want to win.
John Kerry ran against GW Bush, who was a First Lieutenant (O2) in the Air National Guard and a fighter pilot. As they had comparable military careers, Kerry’s background was a wash.
Mark Kelly has had an extraordinary career. Fighter Pilot, Navy Captain, Astronaut, husband of Gabby Giffords, twin brother of Scott Kelly, who has had an almost identical career. He’s a Blue senator from a Red state; he will steal voters from Trump, turning red states into swing states, and swing states into blue states.
You think any of that shit matters to the electorate in 2024? He beat a staunch anti-abortion crusader that previously lost to Sinema. Even Kamala could’ve won that one. You spout off his military credentials as if anyone impressed by that will now breathe a sigh of relief because they won’t have to vote to for the man who said rude things about them.
You think any of that shit matters to the electorate in 2024?
Not in the blue-no-matter-who states. But in the states that will vote for Trump, and the states that may vote for Trump, it matters.
Why put forward a candidate who can only win where any Democrat would win?
Hey wow everyone - a new type of person just dropped: Mark Kelly Simp
‘Who?’
As you edited your comment, I will too.
I know of and respect the man- I am a total NASA fanboy. The issue is he does not have general name recognition and they have very little time to get things out there.
Having a scientist in the White House would be amazing.
Agreed, he does not have general name recognition. But he does have a compelling story for every major news organization to jump on, and information flows faster than it ever has. 2 months and change is plenty enough.
He also has an identical twin with a nearly identical career, effectively giving him the ability to campaign in two places at once.
Kamala w Obama as VP would win in a landslide
Though unconstitutional, since the VP needs to be eligible to be president.
Wrong Obama. They are talking about Michelle, not Barack.
We need to stop this whole Michelle running for president thing in all forms. All indicators are that she would never want the job. And all this does is feed the conservatives like Ben Shapiro who keep mentioning it. And they need to stop mentioning it. It’s a distraction. She has never indicated she wants the job or to be second in line for the job.
Ben Shapiro is still around?
Yup. Every damn day. And getting worse. He has been audience captured by the toxic male culture but doesn’t want to admit it. So he ends up saying things like “Andrew Tate has some pretty good ideas but is a garbage human being. Let’s explore what he gets right.”
So Barack would be the second gentleman?
He’s been called worse.
Didn’t say which Obama
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I’m ready for our first female president!
Same. When do you think that will happen and who will it be? I’m thinking 2032, but I can’t really think of any up-and-comings right now since the Dems self-immolated their bench making way for Hillary’s coronation.
Lmao. You’re adorable.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like enough Americans are ready for a black woman as a president for it to happen
Source?
Just a subjective observation
She is pretty closely tracking Biden in match ups against Trump, so it is not clear whether voters are really distinguishing her yet.
it is finally joever.
Byeden
At least he kept one campaign promise
Under extreme duress.
Ahh I had already forgotten what hope feels like
It’s finally joever 😂
Harris is a cop: Trump is a felon. Does it get anymore poetic than that?
next debate, she should bring a pair of handcuffs out and set them on the podium for everyone to see, don’t say shit a about them and just have the debate
Did you like when Harris was a cop and she argued for keeping prisoners past their release date because they needed the prison labor?
Or what about when she enabled the abuse of trans prisoners?
Or what about when she led to the criminalization of black parents to address truancy problems?
ACAB
(Also if you think this is a pro-Trump post you are incorrect)
I 100% agree. In 2016, she got dead last in my preference for Democrat candidates, and that was completely validated when Tulsi Gabbard completely wrecked her. In the last 4 years, she did absolutely nothing to gain my confidence in her. I don’t believe she’s a good person, a good politician, or even a good candidate.
But somehow she’s better than Trump. Maybe. I’m actually not sure anymore, because police and prison reform are really high on my list of priorities.
I’m definitely not voting for Trump, that’s a given, but I’m most likely not voting for Harris. If I lived in a swing state, maybe I’d reconsider, but I don’t so I’m not throwing my vote away to a candidate I strongly dislike. I hope Trump loses, but I don’t necessarily hope Harris wins. Screw them both, Trump should be locked up and Harris should stay home.
I thought this was a bit and loved it
Then i looked back at it and saw this staring back at me
Never felt more
midwest.social lemmitors are incapable of funny things
It really is sad. That legit looked like something we’d say as a bit lol
I resemble that.
Harris is a cop: Trump is a felon. Does it get anymore poetic than that?
He’s a fascist punk, and she’s a valet.
What more can I say?He’s a big wet orangeboi
She said see you later boy
he wasn’t good just tough on nerds
Forcing the left to vote for a cop after so many years of ACAB.
Give me a Jon Stewart / Katie Porter ticket!
I think that JS could be a good president, but he also seems like the kind of person who wouldn’t want to be president.
Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it.
Plato
A John Stewart VP pick could be cool though. I could see him siting on the Senate floor calling out people BS all day.
Hopefully we can get a halfway decent candidate that isn’t going to continue support and fund a genocide.
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I know just wanted to have a brief moment of hope lol
halfway decent candidate
Lol no it’s Kamala.
I’m not holding my breath but if they want the best chance they should go with someone else. I think she’ll have a tough time beating trump
Who? They have to be:
- well known - they’re only getting a few months to build a campaign
- relatively centrist - a lot of people in the middle dislike Trump, so that’s who you need to court
- no major red flags - Trump will rip people apart, if the candidate has failings, they need to be conservative-friendly failings
- well-funded - perhaps the most important, and Kamala has the Biden-Harris money to use
She’s a terrible candidate, but I think she ticks the boxes above. I’m not voting for her or Trump, but I do think she’s the best option for the DNC, unless some billionaire decides to run.
Bernie Sanders.
He’s even older than Biden…
Age was never the issue. The issue was support for genocide
It’s certainly an issue. How is he going to negotiate peace if he’s physically impaired?
I also don’t think Bernie Sanders would do anything meaningful to change things in Gaza. His statements on the matter have basically been, “there’s no easy solution, so let’s just push for a temporary ceasefire to get humanitarian aid in.” He doesn’t have a plan to end the conflict, nor do I think he could do the job of a diplomat to bring both sides to the table (and would Hamas even listen to him, he’s a Jew and, even if he doesn’t have ties to Israel, that’s still likely an issue for them).
If they get another genocide supporter, then nobody will vote for them either
I doubt the nomination is really “open”. The only way they get to spend their war chest is if VP Harris runs (and she is). I can’t see the DNC nominating anyone else with such little time left.
…WHAT?
The replacement better be strongly opposed to genocide, or there’s no benefit to this change
Biden be like: “You
corruptedsupported me with billions but I am gonna go now lol - oh, btw could you please give some big money to Kamala as well? kthxbye”
